

Cornwall Beaver
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@CornwallBeaver
The Cornwall Beaver Project, bringing beavers back to Cornwall for the first time in 400 years. A partnership project of @Cwallwildlife & @Woodland_Valley.









In the small print of the latest Defra Environmental Land Management additions, new generous payments for farmers to establish ribbon wetlands along watercourses on their land. This is huge, because riparian buffers make the best nature corridors, as well as helping dramatically to reduce both flooding and drought - and even more so when they have beavers managing them instead of people. gov.uk/government/pub…

Had a break from budget stuff to visit a 4ha #beaver enclosure in NE Cornwall yesterday. Mindbogglingly good wetland is being constructed. The original incised river channel is away to the right of this picture. Imagine what this will look and sound like in May/June!! 🦫


Help Sacha help wildlife! @sachadench needs new legs following the tragic accident, and you can help. All contributions for prosthetic legs to assist her mobility will be matched so your donation big or small is worth double. Thank you! #TogetherWeFly crowdfunder.co.uk/p/new-legs-for…


Beavers are a keystone species, which means they shape our landscapes, creating new habitats for other species, while also helping manage water flow and catchments. 🦫 Their work captures carbon, nutrient pollution and runoff. But... 🧵 1/3
















Today is a historic day! England's #beavers have finally received the European Protected Status they deserve. We just want to say thank you to everyone who has made this possible.


In low flows beavers maintain and increase pond levels by incessant application of mud to the inside of the dam. This pond level has never been higher. Water flows around the side of the dam, connecting the stream with it's floodplain and by default providing a free fish pass.